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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1957
Saharsa
Winner — 1957
VISHWESHVARI DEVI
INC· INC
INC 34.7%PSP 33.5%5 others 31.7%
Votes
10,921
34.7% share
Winning margin
378
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.7%
of 63,227
Saharsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 378 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWESHVARI DEVI | 10,921 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | RAMESH JHA | 10,543 | 33.5% | |
| 3 | BALBHADRA MISHRA | IND | 4,327 | 13.8% |
| 4 | BADRI NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 1,867 | 5.9% |
| 5 | JAGDISH NARAYAN MANDAL | IND | 1,844 | 5.9% |
| 6 | PARMESHWAR YADAV | IND | 1,442 | 4.6% |
| 7 | DEONARAYAN SINGH | CNPSPJP | 496 | 1.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (118th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
118th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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83rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%PSP 33.5%IND 13.8%IND 5.9%IND 5.9%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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